North American Yellow Bats, 'Dasypterus,' and a List of the Named Kinds of the Genus Lasiurus GrayHall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
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North American Yellow Bats, 'Dasypterus,' and a List of the Named Kinds of the Genus Lasiurus Gray
Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
Bats
_Geographic distribution._--Extreme southeastern Virginia, south
along Atlantic Coast to and including peninsular Florida (except
possibly extreme southern tip), thence westward to southern
Louisiana and the southern part of eastern Texas (see Fig. 2).
_Diagnosis._--Size small (see measurements); sagittal crest present
but low; interorbital region relatively broad; teeth essentially as
in _L. i. intermedius_ except averaging smaller; pelage
yellowish-brown to grayish-brown. For comparison with the Cuban
subspecies, see account of that subspecies.
_Comparisons._--From _Lasiurus intermedius intermedius_, _L. i.
floridanus_ differs as follows: averaging smaller (see
measurements), especially in forearm and skull; teeth smaller;
skull having less prominent sagittal and lambdoidal crests;
braincase more nearly round; tympanic shields over petrosals
approximately same size and therefore relatively larger; pelage of
upper parts duller, yellowish-brown to brownish-gray instead of
yellowish to yellowish-orange.
_External measurements._--Average (and extremes) of 14
February-taken males from along the Aucilla River, Jefferson Co.,
Florida: Total length, 126.8 (121-131.5); length of tail-vertebrae,
54.2 (51-60); length of hind foot, 9.8 (8-11); length of ear from
notch (13 specimens), 16.3 (15-17); forearm (dry, 13 specimens),
48.1 (46.7-50.0). Corresponding measurements of the holotype, an
adult female (after Miller, 1902:392): 129, 52, 9, 17, 49. Average
(and extremes) weight in grams of the series of males: 17.7
(15.5-19.5). For cranial measurements see Table 1.
_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 65, as follows:
TEXAS: Austin, 1 (Texas U.); _4 mi. N Huffman_, 1 (Texas A & M);
Houston, 3 (1 KU; 2 MVZ); Eagle Lake, 1 (Texas A & M). LOUISIANA: 5
mi. N Baton Rouge, 1 (LSU); _1 mi. W LSU Campus, Baton Rouge_, 1
(LSU); _Baton Rouge_, 7 (1 AMNH; 5 LSU; 1 USNM); _1/2 mi. E Baton
Rouge_, 1 (LSU); North Island, Grand Lake, 1 (LSU); Lafayette, 2
(USNM); Houma, 2 (USNM). GEORGIA: Beachton, 11 (6 Chicago Mus.; 5
USNM). FLORIDA: _2 mi. S Tallahassee_, 1 (AMNH); 5 mi. W
Jacksonville, 1 (AMNH); Aucilla River, 15 mi. S Waukenna, 7 (Univ.
Fla.); _Aucilla River, at U.S. Hgy. 98_, 8 (Univ. Fla.); _W of
Gainesville_, 1 (Univ. Fla.); Gainesville, 3 (2 Univ. Fla.; 1 Univ.
Mich.); _near Gainesville_, 1 (Univ. Fla.); _Alachua County_, 1
(Univ. Mich.); 2 mi. SW Deland, 2 (Univ. Fla.); head of
Chassahowitzka River, 1 (USNM); Lakeland, 2 (Univ. Fla.); Seven
Oaks [near present town of Safety Harbor], 2 (1 AMNH; 1 USNM); Lake
Kissimmee, 1 (USNM); Palm Beach, 1 (Univ. Fla.); _Mullet Lake_ (not
found), 1 (USNM).
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